The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-25

att per cent. Prime mercantile paper 500
4sS 10, sixty days aud - s71z for demand:
bonds-t}oyernment bonds were dull bat
strong: State bonds were dull and steady.
etocks-Trading 10 stocks today. for the
most part was stupidity dull and uniAterest-
ing, the bulk Of the small business done be-
ing due to the efforts of the bears and room
tracers to further depress pric's. The prin-
cipad means empiosed were kilograms from
sporie e slnr account, Of damages 9s the
were cheekmated by the fact that the we're
no stocks offered, and the effect produced
upon values boz Q no proportion 70 the efforts
eas Trip; The iist Ms. generally heavy to
Or two cases, were insignifcant. Special
| efforts were made against New England,
Missouri Pacific and Fort Worth and Denver
but with the exception Of the latter the de-
cliuss IN the early day were nearly neutral
lied to the close. st. Paul and Duluth az ain
attracted attention By marked advance.
but most OF the gain was afterwards lost.
Peorias Decatur and Evansville, Milwaukee,
LAKE shore and western, preferred, and
Marshall Coal among the tpecialties showed
moderate strength. The opening was arm,
with advances extending TO q per cent.
Texas Pacific, was an important exception,
only moderate and soon became dull, and
while the general list rem aimed steady in
the early dealings Fort Worth and Denver
and New England developed considerable
heavy later. and the general list moved of
slowly upon an increased business. Toward
noon the trading be anne extremely dull,
with a somewhat frmer tone. and 90 re
a slight advance with Considerable more
animation. Jersey Central showed mark
ed strength The close, however,
was dpII and barely seadv. Closing |
can't fractions only in most cases though st. |
Paul and Duluth is ap "a and Fort Worth |
and Denver is down IL. Railroad bonds |
were quiet and with little feature, the only |
Paci6, incomes and Deover and r o Grande |
49, the sales Of the former being Sl37, % 70 and |
OF the latter $4,000 out of total days bus
mess OF 81 $1,000. Closing prices show ir-
regular reg changes Central Iowa frsts Scou-
d 4, 70 los; Houston and Texas, Western
Sent Il s{ss, ~. to e5; 10 New lii Yssf
CITY and Northern frss. 29S, to 761s;
shares, including Delaware, Laokawanna
and Western, 26!0; Erie, 500; Fort
worth and Denver, 1890; Lake Shore, l.. $40;
hOuisvills and Nashville, $3.50; Missouri
tai, $685. Pacific Mail, 5O65; Reading, H.
goo; ot.Paul, 1905; Texas Pacific, $50;
western Union, 1910; Union Pacific, 1920.
Closing quotations:
BONDS. Il
Us. SS, IS. coup. 1891.
as, coup, 1l05E: Pacific IS of 1895, l26.
LA, stamps, As, So. Missouri 6s, 102.
Gent; Fac; lsts, ~; Der. R. g. lists, 1901.
y An: g. W lists. ~. Erie Eds, 1917.
"A. Il 81 Gen .6s, l0lIsNorth. Pac. lst,l
North. Pao. 2ds, los. N. Western con. 1897.
n. West. deb 81, lC91S. St.L. S. i, DENIM li4X
s.; Paul con, 1904; st, Pc. &P. lists, l22Is.
Up. landgrants,6l. T.P.R.G ex con. III.
Y. r. lists, ilbB. West Shore, l03sA.
Tenn. 6s ,setmt,lW. Tenn.5s, set mt, 1927
Tenn. IS, set'm 70.
Adams Express, AS. MOEris&E; of d, 1Gs1S.
Allegheny Centl,-. Nashville Il c., "a,
Alton 7; H., $50; \. j. Central, S0X.
q HID, pfd., 75h. Nor. a W. pfd, 541S.
2: 9. R, 4 N. g. Northern Pac; pfd.6sH
canada Pac., 63; C.& n, W., l24H.
Canada Isn,.i, s Su;ss s2A SSE.W. Pfd si5OH.
chesapeake q o., II. N.Y.C.&St. l. 20.
:. 4 9. lst pfd, lS1a. N;Y.G. &StL, pfd, So.
chicago d A., 152 Ohio 4 Miss. 9O5S.
:. A.: ptd, l62. 0.& Miss. pfd, 50
J.' =: Y ,I4sN. ontario a West, l9H.
z, st l.. n. o. Oregon Nav, lC4s1.
y u; Id P.,IsH; Oregon Trans, &as.
]. 3. ~: IS. ''|' ssofSo M MALI 5 tS.
]. 4 \; Valley; s.1s. Peoria D. a T.. S7sl.
Del. 4 Hud., l04Ss. Pittsburg, 1927 ,
5s & j . q. si i ksadias, tx d.
sris' p "a ~. SCI sof1 s' s.F:. ~
Es Tsnn g. !. sSf Pf ID
Fort Wayne, ISL; g. N. 4 81; P, SO 6
aaRP ssts Fl !e s.; f. T. StRR NJ. s
Iarlem, 223%. Bt.Paui 4 Omaha, SIX s
Illinois Contra, issH. fonn .ccalS From ron Sc
nd, b. W: PA. Texas Pacific. 3i2s. I
KANSAS y. "a Toledo 0.Cen. ,p,55. 8
lake z, d W;i2 Union Pacific, So.
,ou. / Nash, SS5. %..s.L.&P:, SO% +
!ou: N. A, 6lH. W.,S.L. a. p, 1873
4 2. LIST pfd, -. w. y Z. Ex., 1872. =
d 9. seconds.-. W. U. Tel, 77A.
dem. 4 Char. 81. Colorado Coal, 5ls4.
dich. Cen, e3h Homo Stake, 151S.
lin. 81. L., lSH: Iron Silver, 275.
4 in. st. l.. ptd, 49i4. Ontario, 2i%. q
lissouri Pacific, llG9A Quicksilver, 6h. L
lobile II Ohio, l5%. Quicksilver pfd, 80 g
H.: 5: W., 3d. South. Pacific, -. d
i,L.S.& w .pfd, ll79s Sutro. SO. 9
LONDON, May "a, 4 p.m.-Atlantic and u
freat western fists, 4SA Bar silver |
3Hd, per ounce. The amount Of Blu lion i
i, hdrAwn from the Bank of England on q
alance today is $4,000. o.
PARIS, May "a -Three per cent. rentes, q
If zoo for the account. II
BANK CLEARINGS. 81
CHICAGO, ILL, May A.-Bank clearings II
day, 81, IA 900. t
NEW ORLEANS. La, May "a -Clsarings %
the banks, 1886, 725. 81
NEW YORK, May 2.-Bank clearings to- 81 8,
~, Sl25 800, 517; balances, 81, 800, 3l7, ~
~
day were.S ,259, 2is; balances, 1927 90. 81
ND, May 4.-Bank GEAR 20
gs today were S2,O62,677; balances, s2l3,- 81
BOSTON, MASS, May A.-Bank clear D'
gs today were SIS, 300, 1873; balances, 81, $780,
6. al
PHiLADELPHiA, Pa. May 2.-Bank ga ga